Chef Samuel's Private Malaysian Cooking Class with Wet Market Tour
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Penang, Malaysia
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sample Menu
Main
Chicken Rendang
An authentic malay Dry Chicken Curry dish, heavily in spices & kerisik, a paste from pounding shredded coconut using traditional pestle & mortar
Main
Char Siew Noodle
A chinese egg noodle dish with irresistible dry sauce & mouthwatering barbeque glazed pork loin
Main
Roti Canai
A indian mamak signature flatbread with ghee, a traditional lamb butter & serious tricks to flip the dough to fly
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Customized recipes
- Lunch & Breakfast
- Drink
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
What To Expect
1
Ayer Itam Market
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
Bernadine_J
Samuel is an amazing chef and teacher and a lovely person. The entire experience was fabulous. From the moment we booked our cooking experience he contacted us with an extensive list of meals to choose from. He picked us up from our motel and took us to the markets where the fresh ingredients were selected. The cooking lesson was very well done and the food amazing. The whole experience is one of the best we've had. Can't recommend it enough. We'll done Samuel. Thank you.
Reviews
5.0
based on 94 reviews
Raeleen_R, Nov 2025
We had a great experience. Handy being picked up. The cooking & dining location was lovely and fresh. The market visit was enjoyable, we watched Chef Samuel do his thing. Totally different market from any other market we had seen. The cooking was great (thank you Chef Samuel) and the meals we created totally delicious.
Bernadine_J, Aug 2025
Samuel is an amazing chef and teacher and a lovely person. The entire experience was fabulous. From the moment we booked our cooking experience he contacted us with an extensive list of meals to choose from. He picked us up from our motel and took us to the markets where the fresh ingredients were selected. The cooking lesson was very well done and the food amazing. The whole experience is one of the best we've had. Can't recommend it enough. We'll done Samuel. Thank you.
JeanFrancois_F, Jun 2025
The market shpping was fun. You will learn about the dishes,the spices and the fondation of what you are cooking. The final result is so good to eat too!
Sheila_C, May 2025
We had an amazing experience with Samuel! He picked us up, and took us to a market where we got a snack and refreshments before picking up some fresh seafood and chicken for our lesson. We then went to his home where he has a great teaching setup on the main floor. He did a great job answering our questions, explaining the why behind the process of our dishes, and making everything easy to understand. We made the best Kung Pao Chicken we have ever had along with some fried rice and prawn noodle soup. We ate until we were completely stuffed and then he took us back to our hotel. It was a great experience in Penang and I can’t wait to go home and cook the dishes on my own!
Graham_H, Jan 2025
From the moment of booking, we were contacted by Samuel with an extensive list of dishes varying from Nyonya, Chinese, Malay, Indian & Street Food.
We chose some dishes that you don’t come across very often & glad we did. Samuel had passion for his recipes & wanted to pass on his expertise to us.
He talked us through all steps and left us to carry on with supervision.
We enjoyed eating all we made, but so much food! Make sure you are hungry beforehand!
Samantha_H, Mar 2024
Chef Samuels cooking class was so much fun! From the moment we booked the class he communicated extremely well. Instead of a set menu we were sent an extensive list of dishes and we picked the ones that interested us the most. On the day of our class Chef Samuel picked us up promptly from our hotel in Georgetown. We went to a day market which was unlike any experience we’ve had back home. At the market we grabbed a snack and he introduced us to delicious foods we’d never heard of before.
From there we went to his studio to start cooking. The class was informative and not only did we learn new culinary skills but Chef Samuel was encouraging, funny and considerate. When we finished cooking we were able to experience our creations in a private dining room before we were driven back to our hotel. It was a wonderful afternoon and we would highly recommend this experience!
Stephanie_D, Jan 2024
We had a great experience. Chef Samuel was so knowledgeable and we had fun learning and making new dishes. There are so many dishes to choose from and we would highly recommend
Esther_A, Jan 2024
We spent an interesting and amazing afternoon with Samuel. We learned a lot, had a nice dinner and so much fun.
We can fully recommend and thank you do much.
Tina_C, Oct 2023
Immediately upon my booking, Chef Samuel connected with me to provide food recommendations and travel tips for Penang. This really allowed us to experience some of the culinary highlights of the island that we never would have found without his suggestions!
He was able to accommodate our group with mixed languages or English and Mandarin which was very helpful in allowing all of our party to learn and enjoy the class. [My mother and aunts spoke mandarin. I can understand it, but it was helpful to get the English translations for some things]
Getting to try all of these awesome dishes also helped us choose which of the extensive delicious local dishes we wanted to make.
We went with the classic Nasi Lemak and it was so delicious. We paired it with Roti Canai which we had been really excited to learn since we had it almost every day for breakfast. He went over the technique with us to properly make flaky, fluffy, crisp, and delicious roti that we almost ate all of it before we even got to the main meal!
We also ended up making a dessert which we liked but could barely make a dent in since we were so full from everything else.
I really cannot say enough good things about Chef Samuel. He is clearly very passionate about food, both cooking, and trying restaurants from all around the city and without his awesome advice, we wouldn't have had nearly as much fun as we did in Penang.
Thank you Chef Samuel!
Claire_G, Jul 2023
We had an excellent afternoon with Chef Samuel. He took the time to get to know us and our interest in food. We went to the market for lunch, and he picked out several dishes based on his own recommendations, but also what we had said we'd wanted to try, and the food was all excellent. He also recommended lots of great food places around Penang, so we were happy we'd met Samuel early in our stay in Georgetown! The class was really interesting and educational, and the food we cooked was varied and delicious. Samuel was informative, friendly and communicative ahead of time. Would recommend this cookery class to anyone heading to Penang.
Maria_K, May 2023
A great cooking experience starting at the produce markets to buy the ingredients for the three dishes we chose.
Then back to Chefs home to prepare and cook.
Chef explained everything about why and what spices to put together. A great cooking experience 👍
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